Guest Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Hi Does anyone have any great ideas for writing focus for reception - the topic is farms and the children are leading up to getting the eggs/chicks and incubator after the holidays - the class is 30 mixed ability including 3 SEN Any ideas greatly appreciated xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 how about creating a map (ref rosies walk) the more able might add instructions....perhaps she could be going to find the school or some treasure or to rescue her chicks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhill Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 How about getting the children to write a letter to the 'farm' to ask if they could have some eggs. I am doing caterpillars/butterflies at the mo. I showed the children the Insectlore catalogue and then got the higher abilty writers to write a letter to the head teacher to ask if we could buy them for our class. They had to think of reasons why they wanted them. We then put them into a large envelope 2 children delivered it to the head's office. We have also made flap books to write about the life cycle of a frog, you could do this with the egg/hen life cycle for those who are on letters/single words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 thanks for those ideas x Am also thinking about continuous provision I can offer - it is so difficult to plan when you don't know the children or classroom or resources Obviously wil put farm small world out - any more creative ideas? Do you think if they have asked me to focus on writing all children should be doing writing??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fredbear Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Our interest this half-term has been farming and animals too. Following a visit to our local county council run farm, we have set up a Farmers market with produce, tills, mark making tools, they have made posters with key words, prices of goods. We have now expanded this by having a Farmers cafe, within this they are now making healthy sandwiches from the discussions on produce. Lots of opportunities to mark make, and write, not sure this is any help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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